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HG The Great Cake Debate
By mackenzielester
Why make cake with eggs and oil when there are TONS of better options? Cake mix with diet soda? Just egg substitute...
- Ingredients:
- CAKE MIX + NO-SUGAR-ADDED APPLESAUCE
- PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 179 calories, 3.25g fat, 299mg sodium, 36g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 21.5g sugars, 1.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
- One 18.25-oz. box One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
- 1 cup 1 cup no-sugar-added applesauce
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- MAKES 12 SERVINGS
- Best Flavor: Yellow cake mix. It goes perfectly with the fruity taste of the sauce.
- The Texture: VERY moist and fluffy. A+!
- The Taste: AMAZING!!!! Sweet and slightly apple-y. Two YUMS up...
- CAKE MIX + DIET SODA
- PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 171 calories, 3.25g fat, 301mg sodium, 34g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 19g sugars, 1.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
- Ingredients:
- One 18.25-oz. box One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
- One 12-oz. can One 12-oz. can diet soda
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk thoroughly and transfer to a baking pan sprayed with nonstick spray; bake in the oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. (Refer to cake-mix box for pan size and approximate bake time.)
- MAKES 12 SERVINGS
- Best Flavor Combo: Yellow cake mix + diet cream soda. Runners-up include lemon cake mix + diet lemon-lime soda and devil's food cake mix + diet cherry cola.
- The Texture: Moist and light.
- The Taste: Pretty darn impressive! However, if you're sensitive to the sweetener in diet soda, you may notice a slight aftertaste... especially if you use cola of any kind.
- CAKE MIX + CANNED PURE PUMPKIN
- PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 183 calories, 3.5g fat, 301mg sodium, 37g carbs, 1.25g fiber, 20.5g sugars, 2g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
- Ingredients:
- One 18.25-oz. box One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
- One 15-oz. can One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- MAKES 12 SERVINGS
- Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix is CLEARLY a classic choice. (Hello?! Yum Yum Brownie Muffins!) But spice cake mix... WOW. Yellow and white cake mixes, sadly, do not work as well.
- The Texture: Thick and dense in the BEST possible way. Brownie-like, in the case of the devil's food; the spice cake reminded us of pumpkin bread!
- The Taste: No one would ever guess this is guilt-free in any way. It's delicious!
- CAKE MIX + FAT-FREE LIQUID EGG SUBSTITUTE
- PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 181 calories, 3.25g fat, 337mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 19.5g sugars, 3.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
- Ingredients:
- One 18.25-oz. box One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
- 1 cup 1 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- MAKES 12 SERVINGS
- Best Flavor: Egg sub is like the little black dress of cake companions; it goes well with everything.
- The Taste: Good! But it's not our favorite. That one's up next...
- CAKE MIX + FAT-FREE GREEK YOGURT
- PER SERVING (1 piece, 1/12th of cake): 180 calories, 3.25g fat, 306mg sodium, 34.5g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 20g sugars, 3.5g protein -- POINTS® value 4*
- Ingredients:
- One 18.25-oz. box One 18.25-oz. box moist-style cake mix
- 1 cup 1 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt (like Fage Total 0%)
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- MAKES 12 SERVINGS
- Best Flavor: Devil's food cake mix. Hands down.
- The Texture: The word "velvety" comes to mind... Super moist and decadent! Kind of like a brownie-cake hybrid.
- The Taste: YUMMY! Everyone who tried this loved it. There wasn't any yogurt taste at all... just pure cake-tastic deliciousness!
Four Cheese Margherita Pizza
By mackenzielester
"These delicious four cheese pizzas are bursting with flavor, and ready in under one hour
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 8 Roma tomatoes, sliced
- 2 (12 inch) pre-baked pizza crusts
- 8 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 4 ounces shredded Fontina cheese
- 10 fresh basil leaves, washed, dried
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
Hot Beef & Mushroom Appetizer
By mackenzielester
This is from Taste of Home recipe collection
- 2 medium onions
- 1/4 cup butter
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/2 lb. mushrooms, chopped
- 1 pkg (4.5 oz) dried beef, chopped
- 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- Crackers
Zippy Summer Shrimp
By mackenzielester
Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat; cook and stir the garlic in the oil until translucent
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, sliced
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 pounds shell-on deveined jumbo shrimp
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Cheesy Beef Tostadas
By mackenzielester
Calories 380 Total fat 13 g Dietary fiber 8 g
- 4 flour tortillas (6 inch)
- 2 tsp. chili powder, divided
- 1/2 lb. extra lean ground beef
- 1 can (15 oz.) no-salt-added black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1/2 cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
- 3/4 cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese, divided
- 1/2 cup shredded romaine lettuce
- 1 large tomato, chopped
- 1/4 cup BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream
HG's Hot Stack Morning Sliders
By mackenzielester
Slice roll into three wedges
- 1 Arnold Select/Oroweat Sandwich Thins roll (preferably Honey Wheat)
- 1 slice fat-free American cheese
- 1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
- 3 slices (about 2 oz.) Canadian bacon
Pork Eggrolls
By mackenzielester
Taste of Home 2002
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 3/4 cup shredded cabbage
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 3 T vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup salad shrimp, chopped
- 1/2 cup water chestnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup bean sprouts, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2-3 T soy sauce
- 1 t sugar
- 8 refrigerated egg roll wrappers
- Vegetable oil for frying
Mushroom Tarts
By mackenzielester
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 1 lb mushrooms
- 1 T olive oil
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 3 T parsley
- 1/2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 tsp pepper
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/4 c bread crumbs
Garlic and Ranch Turkey Burgers
By mackenzielester
"Garlic and ranch flavored turkey burgers are a quick and delicious recipe for families on the go
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- seasoned salt and pepper to taste
Vanilla Cake Donuts
By mackenzielester
My Grandma used to make these donuts
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 c sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 T softened shortening (Crisco)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3/4 cup milk